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What COVID-19 has taught me

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by Lauren

Day 50. That’s my COVID-19 isolation count. What about you? 50 days of working from home, Church over Zoom, limiting social contact, sanitising my hands and answering questions about what Queensland’s Public Health Directives actually mean (occupational hazard of being a trained lawyer). But also 50 days of deeper prayer, rekindled connections, intimate conversations, better…

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An Ode to My Ouma

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 by Lauren

This past week saw the one year anniversary of the death of my paternal grandmother, Maria.  I called her Ouma – the Afrikaans word for grandmother – and we had a special relationship which I put down to having been cared for by her when I was a toddler.   In September 2018, Ouma was admitted to hospital…

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Hello World

Posted on August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 by Lauren

Hello! Welcome to this – a whisper that’s been on my heart for three years but which I’ve always found excuses not to pursue, wholeheartedly. I’ve taken little steps forward over those three years – talking with family and friends, finally purchasing a domain, getting hosting set up, the design of a beautiful logo by…

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